INTC · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/S 5.8 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 1.6 to 3.9)
• ▲ P/S 5.8 vs peer median 11.9 — cheaper than peers
• ▲ EV/EBITDA 18.8 vs peer median 24.4 — cheaper than peers

• ▼ Share count up 10% in 3 y — your stake is being diluted
• ▼ Operating profit covers interest only 2.4 times
• ▼ ROE -10% — weak return on equity
• ▼ Net margin fell: 12.7% → -0.5%
• ▲ Debt / equity 0.41 — moderate debt
• ▼ Free cash flow often negative

• ▼ Revenue falls -7.5% per year (5 y)
• ▼ Analysts cut the earnings forecast by -1.9% in 90 days

• ▼ Over 6 mo weaker than its sector (XLK) by 43%
• ▼ Price below SMA200 — long-term downtrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▲ Over a year +64% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▼ Volatility 83% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
• ▼ Max drawdown in the period -68% — deep
• ▼ Beta 2.23 — moves more than the market

• ▲ Mean analyst target +45% from the current price
• ▲ Insiders buying over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend